EP 3282110 A1 20180214 - METHOD OF OPERATING AN ENGINE AND A GENERATOR
Title (en)
METHOD OF OPERATING AN ENGINE AND A GENERATOR
Title (de)
VERFAHREN FÜR DEN BETRIEB EINES MOTORS UND EINES GENERATORS
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN MOTEUR ET D'UN GÉNÉRATEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201613585 A 20160808
Abstract (en)
A method of operating an engine and an electricity generator powered by torque from the engine is provided. The engine has a working line which is a locus of operating points of the engine as the engine is throttled. The method includes increasing an electrical load on the generator. The method further includes repeatedly performing the steps of: (i) detecting the working line position of the engine; (ii) determining if the detected working line position is sufficient or insufficient to allow the engine to provide additional torque to power the generator while maintaining engine operation within a predetermined range of acceptable engine operating conditions relative to the detected working line position; (iii) when the determination at step (ii) is that the engine operating condition is insufficient, modifying operational parameters of the engine to adjust the position of the working line to allow the engine to provide the additional torque while maintaining engine operation within the predetermined range of acceptable engine operating conditions; and (iv) increasing the electrical output from the generator by an amount such that the engine provides the additional torque. The steps are repeated until the electrical output of the generator matches the electrical load.
IPC 8 full level
F02C 9/18 (2006.01); F02C 9/20 (2006.01); F04D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F01D 15/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F02C 9/18 (2013.01 - EP US); F02C 9/20 (2013.01 - EP US); F02C 9/52 (2013.01 - US); F02C 9/54 (2013.01 - US); F04D 27/0223 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 27/0246 (2013.01 - EP US); H02P 9/04 (2013.01 - US); H02P 9/40 (2013.01 - EP US); H02P 25/092 (2016.02 - EP US); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2270/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2270/101 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2270/335 (2013.01 - EP US); H02P 2101/30 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 2727839 A2 20140507 - ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
- [A] US 2014271114 A1 20140918 - PHILLIPS STEVEN DANIEL [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3282110 A1 20180214; EP 3282110 B1 20191016; US 10224847 B2 20190305; US 2018041152 A1 20180208
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 17184548 A 20170802; US 201715667710 A 20170803